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farang

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Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.

noun farangs

  1. Thailand A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country. Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport: A foreign man is believed to have committed suicide when he fell from the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning.

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noun (Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry

日本語ファラン faran
हिन्दीफ़िरंगी firaṅgī, फिरंगी phiraṅgī, फिरंग phiraṅg
Portuguêsgringo
Русскийфара́нг faráng

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@misc{farang_2026,
  title = {farang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}